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guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist When clients work with me, they expect to talk about their food choices and answer questions like: How many fruits and vegetables do you eat per day? How often do you eat at restaurants in a week? Are your food choices processed or unprocessed? And...

Health

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Managing IBS with FODMAPs

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder afflicting between 10-15% of the U.S. adult population (1). Understanding IBS There are no specific tests for IBS, so a diagnosis is made using the Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria (2): Recurrent abdominal pain (on average, at least 1 day/week in past 3 months) associated...

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Alarming Global Alcohol Consumption: Unsafe in Any Glass Size?

guest post by April wilson smith, master of public health A study published in August in The Lancet, one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, surveyed data from 195 countries on alcohol consumption and health risks, and concluded that “The level of alcohol consumption that minimized harm across health outcomes was zero...

Nutrition

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Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day?

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist Most of us have grown up hearing the old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and health experts have been warning for years that skipping breakfast can lead to weight gain. Yet, with the popularity of intermittent fasting on the...

Nutrition

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Why Do We Lie To Our Food Tracking Apps?

guest post by april wilson smith, master of public health It’s happened again. I lied to my Cronometer. Well, I didn’t entirely lie. I just didn’t tell it the whole truth. I started out the day with good intentions (don’t we all?). I entered my morning weight in my Cronometer. I had a...

Nutrition

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How Much Fruit Should You Eat Per Day?

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist Regardless of the type of diet followed, pretty much everyone can agree that eating vegetables is a good idea. However, when it comes to fruit, there is a much louder, contentious debate going on. On one hand, you have the keto folks arguing that the...

Nutrition

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The Year of Low Carb: Interview With Richard Feinman

Interview with Dr. Richard Feinman, Professor of Cell Biology Richard Feinman, PhD, is a cell biologist who is widely credited with doing some of the first serious scientific research on the Atkins Diet. His career has spanned decades as low fat diets waxed and waned in public health recommendations. While he emphasizes not...

Nutrition

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Fighting Inflammation with Food

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist ‘Inflammation’ is a commonly cited, yet poorly understood, condition that is often used as a “catch-all” diagnosis by both the wellness and medical community to explain non-specific symptoms like aches, pain, fatigue, and stress. In addition, inflammation seems to be linked to an increasing number...